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Ever find yourself wondering why your plants aren’t growing as they should be? You dutifully water them and make sure they get enough sun; yet they seem to be going nowhere. The problem could be something you would never suspect – your soil pH. Imbalanced pH in the soil can cause even the hardiest […]

You know that compost is the gold standard for soil, but are you afraid to make it? Put aside your squeamish phobias. Anyone can make compost, even if the closest you’ve gotten to it is in sealed bags at a garden center. If you live in the country, a pile in the ground will suffice, […]

By early summer, slugs are shredding hostas and tearing up toad lilies. Left alone, slugs and snails will flatten entire fields of corn and soybeans. In the home vegetable garden, lettuce, spinach and cabbage are at risk, too. Slugs are as gross as they are destructive. Eradication is tough but fortunately organic gardening includes multiple […]

Many folks who burn wood in fireplaces and wood stoves are faced with an abundance of wood ash. An average cord of wood can yield up to 20 – 30 pounds of ashes. Wood ashes are fine for raising the pH of the soil (making it more alkaline or “sweetening” it) in either your garden […]

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